AXE TO GRIND PODCAST

Friend of the pod, Pat, stops by to talk Stay Gold; chiropractic mythbusting; best HC drug songs; Turmoil; Tobey McGuire; history in hardcore; ruptured tendons; Sbarro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the year dies, we talk on what we liked and loved from 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tracks, vibe, art, and the intangibles. What goes into a 'complete' record? What records are perfect exemplars of their own energy? We go deep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antidote in some shit; when to ditch a song; museum hardcore. And then we're into the Cro-Mags. The good, the bad, and the muscley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The upside potential of having fun on stage; PAHC; coming home with money or not; the beauty of small fests; the south; and lard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Carnivore Question explored. 2021 v 2020: how has the hardcore temperature changed? Van thefts left and right, what you gonna do? Also, who watches game shows? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annual sampler of podcasts we like to help you get through the holiday. Whether this is a time with family for you or a protest thereof, you could use something to listen to. And new music from SUNSTROKE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the topics that can be expressed in brief, punchy, news items. Length of shows, zero-clout labels, what's coming up in the next couple months, putting too much on strangers, and De Moines! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mosh Madness of the 80s starts here. Jump in the hot tub as we suss out our feelings on which records to include. Zero Boys or Big Boys? How much X-Claim Records can you take? Who’s the Insted fan of the crew? Lots to listen (or relisten) to for the next few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hardcore to post-hardcore continuity. The future of Hatebreed. Cover records. The Fear SNL moment. Time travel. More! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things discussed in vans, from getting covid, to deciding what's THE album from a band, to twerking on a boat. Plus new tracks from EYE FLYS and AGE OF APOCALYPSE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very New York episode, from all-time classic albums to brand new Facebook beef. Eric joins to bring the Queens Perspective. Plus... RAIN OF SALVATION Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The A2G hardcore union tries to take a unique swing at personal favorite records of the 90s. Who doesn’t care about Integrity? Redemption 87. Ink and Dagger were sent here from the future. Locality matters. Big swings on the Hardcore Pride EP. Why doesn’t Breakdown get the love for their 90s material? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go deep as the dudes go 12 deep on their favorite Midwest HC and adjacent acts. Is Negative Approach universal? Chicago’s contribution to the classic table. Pick your flavor of Cleveland. Pull up a chair and take the next exit off I-90. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What it means to do a quality record reissue; why we respect records from dormant bands but not reunion bands, covid on tour, and what this moment is adding up to. It's a topic party, and you're invited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2009 had some good, some bad, but mostly just a lot of a lot. The Year In Hardcore 2009 continues! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miracle on the Hudson; Obama redux; ponzi schemes; Michael Jackson dead at 50. And hardcore. Lots of hardcore. Was it good? was it bad? Was it maybe time to hurry up and change? 2009, let's do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever just fail to check out a band you're 'supposed' to? Is it too late? From The Mob to Supertouch to At The Gates to Dropkick Murphys and beyond. We ask each other. We commiserate on SpiritAir; what's ACTUALLY being listened to during the pandemic; firestorming a festival trying to be funny; and an act of bravery in the metal scene that deserves some respect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WHO WENT POO ON THAT TURNSTILE STAGE? your Facebook friends are getting a sitter for the night to see Hatebreed on a Tuesday; what bands are big; Randy Newman; naught punk words; putting cover songs on your LP; breakfast potatoes; Morrissey's shirts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A barrage of quick hit news items, including the latest cover from Code Orange, Nirvana baby kid, Patrick chasing licensing money, and Abolishing White Hardcore. Then... the sleepover begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the topics that aren't getting the talk that (maybe) they deserve! From influences left on the table, bands that just rule, genres that aren't getting shine, and more! Also, how many epochs has youth crew been through? Promo photos as torture. And Patrick gets in his vegan bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave A. joins us to tie up loose ends. People wanna know if there's still axes, have we become recording snobs, what musicians have killer batting averages, where Handsome falls in the post-hardcore tier ranking, and the dark side of Brian Baker. Also what it's like being the difficult one. And a new track from MILITARIE GUN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're familiar with the long-running television gameshow, JEOPARDY? Well, this is like that without the budget and exclusively about hardcore. Also, what to do about these pressing plant delays? And finally, wild speculation on Matt Skiba's t-shirt collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, after a long day you just want some comfort food hardcore. The HC version of mom's home cooking. Also, krishna cooking. And a debut from LI's own BECOME ONE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Record Club episode in which we listen to and talk about 'The Decline' by NOFX. How did this happen? What are the possible outcomes? Also discussed, Avril Lavigne's TikTok, Cokie the Clown, and gambling on tennis. All this and a debut from COSMIC JOKE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick primer on keeping the party polite as we ease back into shows. How not to be a dick. What shows blew our socks off recently. And just how many AF shirts does one need? All that and a song debut from THE LAST STAND. It's a gold episode. RIP RED BARON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the more dynamic acts of their era, The Hope Conspiracy crossed a few aisles and won converts among different veins of hardcore. But not everyone got it. And what's the band's legacy today? Strap in, it's a Hope Con deep dive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a time machine to a few weeks back when we still hadn't heard the Turnstile record and hardcore TikTok was a going concern. While we're there, how about a conversation about what's real, what's illusion, and what's none of our business? Hardcore credibility, in focus. And don't miss a new track from WILD RED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave from the Brooklyn venue St Vitus joins us to talk about how to get Nirvana to play your 300 cap room, how to walk the middle course and feel no anger at your critics, and how to be zen about your livelihood going away in a day. Also, listen close because he's got a heads up exclusive for A2G listeners. And don't go anywhere because we've got Long Island's KOYO Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chatting hardcore on new EKULU, ANGEL DU$T, C4, WRISTMEETRAZOR, CHUBBY & THE GANG, and much more! Also, whatever happened to the VJs of old? And how to become a weird youtube couple that rides trains all year. All that and a new track from STAND STILL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone's had the 'best X band of Y era" conversations. But flip the numbers around a bit and it's possible you've never even thought about it. Best NYHC band of the 00s? Best OC band of the 90s? Most embarrassing look of the 80s? We get the conversation started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some premises, hypotheses, and wild claims about hardcore's past, present, and future. Are these notions true facts, utter falsehoods, or even slanderous lies? Find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you listen to at work? What does a roadcrew worker listen to? What about a transplant surgeon? A barber? How about a photographer? Call center operator? From the oil fields to the pizza parlor, we take a guess. Guest mic by Eric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Test presses; Tony Soprano as daddy; getting paid or not; Gotcha Hats; finding a friend with mass; attending a show in the post-apocalypse; tour offers; dogshit album art; your record can sound sound good or sound bad- what do you choose? Answer quick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We answer listener questions about the nature of memory; Warzone; the two weeks after 9/11; District 9; uncanny valley; eye surgery; working for free; 7" EPs; No Idea Records; Choke's Instagram; more! And a killer song debut from PERFECT WORLD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of the genres adjacent to hardcore, few have higher highs and lower lows than 90s emo. We took that rollercoaster ride and invite you to join in as we listen to the good, the bad, and the regrettable of the era. Bop along. And while you're here, soak in new music from TIME AND PRESSURE and MILITARIE GUN! Big show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded prior to last week's hullabaloo, this one is a chit-chattin' palate cleanser. Cargo shorts, Godzilla, tucker hats of the 00s, fast hardcore, musicality, venues that will talk to you now, 40 years in a biscuit factory, Fall Out Boy's hotdogs, and a premiere of new music from NJ's own DEAD TORCHES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got your emails. Thank you. Yes. A show happened. Some people love that it happened. Other people don't care for it at all. We talk about it, doing our best to see where you're all coming from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best listeners in the world hit us with the best questions in the world. Talk of Soul Search, Helmet, Sick Of It All, Rollins Band, Die Kreuzen, Cro-Mags, Botch, Be All End All, 7"s, long songs, Deranged Records, Jesus Lizard, and the maximum stage capacity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slowly, slowly, the world returns to normal. Like a blossoming flower after the frost. And with it, shows, tours, good promoters, bad promoters, college students gambling their campus recreation budgets, and kids in basements risking their leases. Plus, new music from BLVD OF DEATH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

90s chatter of all stripes: the bands, the labels, the vibe, the locals, the nonsense. Also, turning down a million dollars, that house on the American Football album, and Chet Hanks. New music from COLONIAL WOUND. RIP Rob Vitale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rerecorded songs; JNCo Vs Diesel; Mike Dirnt's marital status; Ebullition Records; calling in a Descendents lifeline; best Bridge Nine era; the casual disrespect of rating your friends' bands; $700 coats; 8Chan; clean vocals; murdering DRI; just good ol core talk this week. And... SOUL BLIND Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hummus, generator shows, vaccines, universal hate for DeBlasio, nachos, the mayor from Jaws, what constitutes a tired HC influence, Carmelo Anthony, pulp heroes, and Bullshit Detector Two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music is in a holding pattern at the moment, but we're looking to the future. When the safe-travel doors swing open, there might be a whole new class of bands getting us pumped. We draft them for our Future Teams. Also, a premiere from FIDDLEHEAD and new music from TRAPPIST! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walter Schreifels joins us for talk about primates, motor vehicles, colloids consisting of fine granular material, and life in the big city. His best interview, confirmed. Also, xclusive track premieres from CELL ROT and DRILL SERGEANT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We gave the Infinity Gems of Hardcore to one random kid. Who would he erase? What would be the cost? What he did with that power shocked and terrified all that stood in his way. Shoutout Oneonta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance Punx. The Wookipedia to Joe Rogan pipeline. How much would you pay for the body you want? Would you rather be punched in the head or sneered at by someone who can't bench their own body weight? Generational wealth through Doge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of the Rise and Fall story. From Into Oblivion to the end. Frustrating creative processes. How a spider bite extended the band’s existence. The difference a new band member can make. A decided end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking guitars, covid shows, hijacked by politics, best Terror era, the Aquabats, six-degrees of Leeway, the absolute genre peak that is Quicksand Slip, and in the second-half of the podcast we're joined by Chris of On The Might of Princes/Gracer/more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly, Erica, and Danielle of To The Front join us for a talk about doing it yourself, doing it yourself during covid, cultivating interests, photography, nostalgia, and connecting with like-minded people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices